Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith - 4.281

Allah's Apostle sent a Sariya of ten men as spies under the
leadership of Asim bin Thabit al-Ansari, the grandfather of Asim
bin Umar Al-Khattab. They proceeded till they reached Hadaa, a
place between Usfan, and Mecca, and their news reached a branch
of the tribe of Hudhail called Bani Lihyan. About two-hundred
men, who were all archers, hurried to follow their tracks till
they found the place where they had eaten dates they had brought
with them from Medina. They said, "These are the dates of Yathrib
(i.e. Medina), "and continued following their tracks. When Asim
and his companions saw their pursuers, they went up a high place
and the infidels circled them. The infidels said to them, "Come
down and surrender, and we promise and guarantee you that we will
not kill any one of you." Asim bin Thabit; the leader of the
Sariya said, "By Allah! I will not come down to be under the
protection of infidels. O Allah! Convey our news to Your
Prophet." Then the infidels threw arrows at them till they
martyred Asim along with six other men, and three men came down
accepting their promise and convention, and they were
Khubaib-al-Ansari and Ibn Dathina and another man. So, when the
infidels captured them, they undid the strings of their bows and
tied them. Then the third (of the captives) said, "This is the
first betrayal. By Allah! I will not go with you. No doubt these,
namely the martyred, have set a good example to us." So, they
dragged him and tried to compel him to accompany them, but as he
refused, they killed him. They took Khubaid and Ibn Dathina with
them and sold them (as slaves) in Mecca (and all that took place)
after the battle of Badr. Khubaib was bought by the sons of
Al-Harith bin Amir bin Naufal bin Abd Manaf. It was Khubaib who
had killed Al-Harith bin Amir on the day (of the battle of) Badr.
So, Khubaib remained a prisoner with those people.

Narrated Az-Zuhri: Ubaidullah bin Iyyad said that the daughter of
Al-Harith had told him, "When those people gathered (to kill
Khubaib) he borrowed a razor from me to shave his pubes and I
gave it to him. Then he took a son of mine while I was unaware
when he came upon him. I saw him placing my son on his thigh and
the razor was in his hand. I got scared so much that Khubaib
noticed the agitation on my face and said, 'Are you afraid that I
will kill him? No, I will never do so.' By Allah, I never saw a
prisoner better than Khubaib. By Allah, one day I saw him eating
of a bunch of grapes in his hand while he was chained in irons,
and there was no fruit at that time in Mecca." The daughter of
Al-Harith used to say, "It was a boon Allah bestowed upon
Khubaib." When they took him out of the Sanctuary (of Mecca) to
kill him outside its boundaries, Khubaib requested them to let
him offer two rakat (prayer). They allowed him and he offered two
rakat and then said, "Hadn't I been afraid that you would think
that I was afraid (of being killed), I would have prolonged the
prayer. O Allah, kill them all with no exception." (He then
recited the poetic verse): "I being martyred as a Muslim, Do not
mind how I am killed in Allah's cause, For my killing is for
Allah's sake, And if Allah wishes, He will bless the amputated
parts of a torn body." Then the son of Al Harith killed him. So,
it was Khubaib who set the tradition for any Muslim sentenced to
death in captivity, to offer a two-rakat prayer (before being
killed). Allah fulfilled the invocation of Asim bin Thabit on
that very day on which he was martyred. The Prophet informed his
companions of their news and what had happened to them. Later on
when some infidels from Quraish were informed that Asim had been
killed, they sent some people to fetch a part of his body (i.e.
his head) by which he would be recognized. (That was because)
Asim had killed one of their chiefs on the day (of the battle) of
Badr. So, a swarm of wasps, resembling a shady cloud, were sent
to hover over Asim and protect him from their messenger and thus
they could not cut off anything from his flesh.

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